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Woman accused of killing her boyfriend’s 2-year-old son in Fayette County
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Woman accused of killing her boyfriend’s 2-year-old son in Fayette County


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PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A woman is accused of killing her boyfriend’s 2-year-old son in Fayette County, prosecutors announced Friday.

Thirty-year-old Brianna Bloyer was charged with murder in the death of 2-year-old Bentlee Myers. The boy died as a result of “severe physical trauma” caused by Bloyer at a home on Old Lake Lynn Road in Springhill Township in August, the Fayette County district attorney said.

According to the criminal complaint, someone arrived at Bloyer’s home around noon on Aug. 16 and found the boy unconscious, bruised and blue in the face. That person told police that Bloyer had not called 911, even though the 2-year-old did not appear to be breathing.

The boy was taken to the hospital, where police said doctors determined he had multiple bruises and internal injuries. He was declared brain dead and died on August 19, police said. Doctors indicated that the cause of death was cardiac arrest due to head trauma.

When police interviewed Bloyer, she said the boy had been staying with her for about two weeks. She said when she woke the boy on the morning of Aug. 16, he was stumbling and then collapsed.

Investigators said a search on her phone showed she searched for “how to get someone to come when you faint” that day, and had earlier Googled questions such as “why am I so much angrier during pregnancy” and “what better do?”. The bruises disappear overnight.” A search of his device also showed that he did not try to call 911 on Aug. 16, police said.

When police interviewed the boy’s father, investigators said he did not know where his son’s injuries came from and that he first saw the bruises at the hospital. He said he had seen Bloyer stressed and frustrated with the boy before.

Cops said they scheduled an interview with Bloyer in September, but she never showed up. His vehicle was later seen in Indiana and then in Arizona.